Politician
Brad Finstad
Republican · Minnesota · ran 3 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2MN01223
Brad Finstad (Republican) raised $2.8M for the 2026 Minnesota 1st District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $400K for and $5.2M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all runs
$6.2M
2026, 2024, 2022
From PAC checks
46%
$2.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2.7M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$5.4M
Spent attacking them
46% of Brad Finstad's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota 1st District | $2.8M | 49% | $400K / $5.2M | $208K | $8.4M | … Counting |
| 2024 | Minnesota 1st District | $2.0M | 45% | $0 / $0 | $300 | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Minnesota 1st District | $1.5M | 41% | $2.3M / $124K | $3K | $3.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $915KTrade group $621KLeadership PAC $341KOther $214KMembership $210KUnion $101KSuper PAC $40KParty $18K
- Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Political Action CommitteeCorporate$25K
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Poet PACOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- Syngenta Corporation Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Mnm PACOther$15K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Let's All Keep Electing Republicans PACOther$15K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Your Community PACagainst $2.8M
- House Majority PACagainst $1.9M
- American Dream Federal Actionfor $1.2M
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.for $768K
- Lcv Victory Fundagainst $250K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees Peopleagainst $241K
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $236K
- Save American Freedomfor $128K
- House Freedom Actionagainst $124K
- American Majority Action Inc.for $25K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 35 key votes where Brad Finstad had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 29 times (83%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $86K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $134K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $505K$137K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $505K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $57K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $134K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $86K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $137K$110K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $110K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $110K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $86K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $52K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $134K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $86K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $10K | Present |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $34K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $137K$52K$110K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Brad Finstad's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Dylan RosnickFormer congressional staff
Rep. Brad Finstad (Legislative Assistant Dec 2022 - April 2024)
Now lobbies for Nfib (national Federation Of Independent Business)
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Brad Finstad's 2026 campaign?
- Brad Finstad (Republican) raised $2.8M for the 2026 Minnesota 1st District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $400K for and $5.2M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to Brad Finstad?
- Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Political Action Committee ($15K), Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Sugar PAC (Mdspac) ($13K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), Crop Insurance Professionals Association PAC-Cipa PAC ($10K), Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Brad Finstad's race?
- Your Community PAC ($2.8M against), House Majority PAC ($1.9M against), Lcv Victory Fund ($250K against) in 2026.
- How much has Brad Finstad raised across elections?
- $2.8M in 2026 (Minnesota 1st District), $2.0M in 2024 (Minnesota 1st District), $1.5M in 2022 (Minnesota 1st District).